Advise on adding together multiple power sources ......


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ramblin
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Posted: 04:20pm 15 Aug 2024      

  Godoh said  Is your alternator connected as single or three phase?
If it is three phase connected then try changing the start point of each phase......................I am thinking that your phase relationships are out and you are not getting sine waveforms on each phase.
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Pete


OK, lets talk about this. I`m happy to explain the inner working of my project. The rotor has 24 neo mags alternating North, South. All coils are precise lined up with the opposing coil on the other side and all coils hit at the same time, North then South, then North est. so in that respect it would be single phase, I guess ?? or 6 phase depending on how you look at it. (or maybe 12). All coils can be independent or as I usually test, 2 opposing each other as long as they are properly connected. Best output for 2 coils is always opposing each other. Otherwise, they can be connected together any way you like (I think I have tried them all) keeping in mind that while 6 coils on one side are being simultaneously hit with North the other side is being hit with South. If you just connect all coil outputs together it will show a perfect sine wave on a scope. It is just messy, fuzzy and hard to keep steady as you would expect it to be. Like I said earlier, there are so many variables to consider. Even a few RPMs will change it all, not to mention that all coils are not perfect, cores may vary a little. Rotor to core distance may vary slightly. This is a big one as this can greatly change the voltage output. Even if a core vibrates a little inside a coil it can cause a wild spike. Now consider that with neo magnets this machine creates a lot more "reactive" power than most gens. I said on my inverter thread that it is prone to wild mood swings. Thats because just about anything you add to the circuit causes unexpected effects. Especially caps. You have to watch caps. I have blown untold multimeters and light bulbs. Sorry to rant, but yes, I expect there is phase shift problems and lets not forget is all running at about 300 - 500 Hz. Help me sort it all out because it can be an incredibly efficient generator. Opps, alternator. Sorry